Corn popper



March 15,1927. 'I v J. A. JACKSON Filed Feb. 2o( 192s ATTRNEY when notused as a pepper.

Patented Mar. 15', 1927. Y y

JOHN A. Jackson, or rmsivronvns.` iowa.

ramas conn romarin. p" i f Application led February kThe inventionrelates to corn popping devices and more particularly to the class ofcorn popping attachments for cooking utensils, receptacles, and thelike.`

The `primary* object of to provide a simple, durable and economicaldevice in which the corn to be popped may be conveniently and properlyagitated, so as to prevent the scorching or burning there of during thepopping process.

A. further object is to provide a corn popper which may bev used as acooking utensil A further object of .this invention is to provide amea-ns for vsecuring the lid on the popper while poppingthecorn therebypre venting the loss of the corn.

A further object is to providea means foi securing to and supporting thestirring mem bers `on vthe lid or cover of the device.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art. n

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects con-V templatedare attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in'myclaims and illustrated inthe accompanying draw'V ings, in which: y

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my complete device ready for use. A portionof the cover is cut away to more fully illustrate the stirring means.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of my corn popper ready for use. Aportiony of 'the side is cut away taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the means employed to secure the stirring means to thecover of the popper.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the sliding catch for holding the cover on thedevice and is taken on line lf-4: of Fig. 2. l

I have used the numeral to designate the hollow cylindrical container orpot in which the corn is to be popped. Secured to this pot is theordinary pot handle 11. Near the top marginal edge of the pot, spacedapart and on opposite the side the handle 11, are two ears or tongues 12and 13 each secured on the outside of the pot by a rivet 14. These earseach extend upward a slight distance above the top marginal edge of thei pot and then inward toward the center as shown in Fig. 1. The numeral15 designates a cover designedV to close the top of the pot 10. Toproperly place on the pot and en- `this. invention is to show theinterior and is zo, 192e. 'serial No. 89,1628.

thereby holding the same from upward movement at this location. 4Slidably lmounted on gage thetop marginal edge of the same; thisv lcover isslipped under the ears 12 and 13,-

the handle 11 is the catch 16 designed to be y pushed downwardly onthehandle and hold the cover 15 securely on thepot. accomplishedbytheprojection 17formed on the base portion 1,8 of the catch member 16extending overk "and engaging kthe edge of.

This is 4 the cover 15 as is shown in Fig. land Fig. 2. g At thevrearend of the base 18 "is another projection integrally formed .thereonvwhich I have designated by the numeral 19. It acts as a lever tofacilitate the thumb .in sliding the catch member 16 backwardly andforwardly. The catch memberuis slidably mounted on the handle by havingthe ears 20 and 21 that extend from the sides of the base portion 16bent .around thehandle 11,

as is shown in Fig. 4;. `Byy thisy arrange ment when the cover 15, isonthe` pot 10 and under the ears l2l and 13 and the member 16 is pushedforward the cover will be rigidly held on the pot. By sliding thel catchymember 16 back on the handle the cover may be easily lifted fromy thepot. In the cover 15 and near the centerthereof is the hole 22 yintowhich extends the bearing member 23 having lthe shoulder 24 whichengages the top marginal edge of the hole 22 and prevents the same fromfurther entrance in the said hole.v Threaded onto thek portion of thebearing member 23 that extends through the hole 22 and engaging theundermarginal edge of the hole 22 is the internally threaded member 25.Extending through aholeyin the members`23and 25 is the stirring member26 which isof T construction as is vshown in Fig. 2. The portion whichnormally extends through the hole and above the bearing member 23 isthreaded to receive the crank arm' 27 having the knob 28. By thisarrangement the end of the crank arm rests on the bearing member -23 andholds the stirrer a slight distance from the bottom'of the pot.

as follows:4 n Y v Y Remove the cover and place the corn to be poppedinthe pot 10. Replace the cover The practical operation of the :device isi and push the member 16 forward sothat the of my device is the easewith which it may v be dismounted. By sliding the member-16 back on thehandle tlie-oomplete stirring mechanism and cover may be removed from spepper Without vdeparting` froin the real spirit and purpose of myinvention and it is my intention" to cover by my olaimssany modifiedforms of structure or vuse of mechanical equivalents which maybereasonably included Within their scope.

I claim: A y Y,

y1.111 oombinatioina vessel` ak removable cover therefor, a handle onsaid vessel, an ear secured, to the outside of said vessel landextending yover the peripheryv of the removable oover when the same ison the vessel, a 'catch member having a base portion, ears .extending`from said base portion and bentv around said handle, a projectionextending from said base portion designed tok overlap the said coverwhen thev Catch member is lpushed forward on'the said hanH dle.' and astirring means'exten'ding through and supported byy said cover. v

By unsorewing' the. mem-f the said coverv when the catch memberis fpushed forwardly. on `the said,l1and-le,` a handle member formed on saidbase member to faoilitatethe'sliding of theratoh*mem-A ber. on saidhandle, and a stirring` 'meansextendingl through and supportedby` saidcover. n fr 3; In combination, a vessel, a removable Cover therefor, ahandle onsaid vessel, ears secured to the outside of saidvess'el andv onthe side opposite the sidelthe saidwhandle is on; said ears extending"over" the pesy riphery of the said "Cover, .ai catch member y havinpgabase portion,v ears extendingfrom said lbase, :portion `rand bent aroundsaid handle, av projection.extending troni said base portion designed tooverlap tlie'said cover when the; catch member is "pushed forward onthey said handle, a gripping rmember on `said eatolrmember for aeili#tating theactuating of the same, and a stirring means extending'-through and sup'- ported by said' cover.

JOHN A, yJACKSON@

